Humanizing Hospitals Through Healing Photo Art
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Placing Healing Art Where It’s Needed Most
Nature images can help heal the soul, which in turn helps heal the body.
White, cold, sterile walls exemplify the traditional hospital setting, where stress, pain, fear and loneliness abound. Staring at these empty walls is boring and depressing. The mood changes when our beautiful nature photos are placed on the walls, providing color, comfort, and hope to patients, caregivers, and loved ones.
The Foundation for Photo/Art in Hospitals was established in the USA in 2002 by photographer Elaine Poggi, who turned her personal tragedy of the loss of her mother into a worldwide campaign to bring photos of nature to hospitals.
Offering an extensive portfolio of nature photos ranging from tropical beaches to Japanese cherry blossoms to the Tuscan hills, donated by Elaine and other photographers from all corners of the world, the nonprofit Foundation seeks funding to cover printing, framing, and shipping expenses so that the cost to hospitals is minimal or none at all.
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Madeline Marino, Contributing Photographer
Madeline Marino, New Jersey USA (P604)
Welcome to our new Contributing Photographer, Madeline Marino!
Madeline comments, “I first discovered Healing Photo Art when deciding to study in Florence, Italy, for my fall semester. Elaine’s work with Healing Photo Art is inspiring and has had a profound impact on many lives. I am excited to contribute to a cause that positively influences so many people around the world. The healing power of art is truly something that should not be underestimated.”
Sachi Laumas, Contributing Photographer
Sachi Laumas, Monterosso, Italy (P603)
Many thanks to Sachi Laumas, our new Contributing Photographer, for her lovely photo!
Sachi comments, “I first discovered Healing Photo Art and Elaine’s work through my study abroad program in Florence. Healing Photo Art’s work is so important to improving patient and caregiver care in the hospital setting, and I am so excited to be a part of this larger project doing amazing work! Being able to contribute through art and photography is so meaningful to me and really demonstrates the power of art to heal and improve our collective well-being.”
